Railway-tie.



S. MARTIN.

RAILWAY TIE.

. APPLICATION FILED NOV.27. 1914- I 1,1%1,81 1 Patented June 1, 1915.

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RAILWAY-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 1, 1915.

Application filed November 27, 1914. Serial No. 874,282.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, SARPALA MARTIN, a subject of Russia, residing at Ishpeming, in the county of Marquette and State of Michigan, have invented new and useful Improvements in Railway-Ties, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in ties for railway rails.

In carrying out my invention I propose to construct a metal tie which shall embody all the desirable features of a wooden tie and which shall be provided with means whereby rails may be easily, quickly and efliciently secured to the tie without the employment of the ordinary spikes.

It is also my purpose to construct a tie of this character which will effectively connect the meeting ends of two rails without the employment of fish plates or analogous securing devices. 7

With the above and other objects in view, the improvement resides in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts set forth in the following specification and falling within the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a top plan view of the tie constructed in accordance with the present invention and showing two rails secured upon the same, Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, the rails being in section, Fig. 3 is'a longitudinal sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, Fig. 4: is a transverse sectional view on the line H of Fig. 1, Fig. 5 is a similar sectional view spective view of the tie, the rail clamp and holding block being removed, Fig. 7 is a perspectiveview of one of the rail clamps, Fig. 8 is a similar view of the holding or retaining block, and Fig. 9 is aplan view, parts being in section and illustrating the manner in which two rails may be connected and secured upon the tie.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, the numeral 1 designates my improved tie which is constructed of metal, preferably steel. The body 2 of the tie is of the desired proportions, and which is centrally provided, upon its lower face, with a longitudinally extending rib 3. The tie ad acent its opposite ends is thickened for a considerable distance to provide flat rail seats 5, which are arranged flush with the remalnder of the upper face of the tie, but the ends of the said tie are provided with lnwardly extending angular flanges 6, the underfaces of which agreeing in shape with the base flanges of the rails which they are adapted to receive, and the inner face or wall of each of said lips is vertically straight and is of a height corresponding with the distance between the flange and the head of the rail so that the same will be received within the fishing spaces of the rail when the rail is arranged upon the tie. The faces or walls are provided with the desired number of longitudinally extending pins 7 which are adapted to enter the bolt openings in the rails R.

The tie has its upper face channeled centrally and longitudinally from its rail seats 5, the central portion of the channel being widened, as indicated by the numeral 8 and the opposite or side walls provided thereby are vertically straight, while the ends of the channel have their side walls inclined downwardly from their upper edges in outward directions, as indicated by the numerals 9. It will thus be noted that the restricted channels provide substantially dove-tailed ways, the purpose of which arrangement will presently be described. The rail seats 5 may be, and preferably are, provided with upwardly extending studs 10, and these studs are adapted to be received within vertical openings provided in the base flanges of the rails R.

Two rail clamps are employed, each indi' cated by the numeral 11, and eachincluding a body portion 12 which is of a width corresponding with the width of the tie proper and is provided with a head 13 having its inner face at its lower edge incut or flanged,

, as at 14, to engage with the base flange of the rail opposite thatengaged by the flange 6 of the tie proper. The vertical end walls of the flanges 13 are adapted to be received within the fishing spaces of the rails and may be provided with openings to receive the projecting ends of the pins 7, or when the said pins do not extend through the flanges of the rails, the said faces may be provided with pins, indicated by the dotted lines and which are adapted to be received within the bolt openings not occupied by the pins 7 of the tie. The lower face of the body 12 is horizontally straight, correspond ing with that of the straight upper face'of the tie, the body being of a width equaling the width of the tie and the head being of a width equaling the enlarged or widened end 1 4: of the tie.

Formed centrally and extending (longitudinally from the underface of the body 12 is a rib 15, the same being dove-tailed in cross section and being adapted to be received by the angular walls 9 provided in ,either of the end channels in the tie.- The body, including the heads '13. of each of the clamps is of a le'ngthicorresponding with the length of the end channels, minusthe thicknessof the rails ,with which the said clamps engage, and it will benot'edthat the clove- .underface a longitudinally extending flange 18,.the width of said flange corresponding with the distance between the'vertical side walls 8 provided by the central channel of the tie. The length of the holding block correspondswith the length of the central channel of the tie, and whenthe same is arranged within the said channel its opposite ends will contact with the inner ends of the clamps 11. In orderto' secure the holding block in position upon the ties, the tie at thecentral portion thereof is provided with transverse openings 19. which are adapted to register with similar openings H 20 in the flange 18 of the member 16 bolts 21 passing through the registering openings and being secured by suitable nuts 22.

,Preferably the ends of the blocks 16 are provided with vertical slots 23'within which are adapted to be inserted wedge members 24 which contact with the end clamps and force the same into tight engagement with the rails; A

In Fig. 9 of the drawings I have shown the device as employed. not only .as a tie but as a means for connectingthe ends of two railway rails. The tie is of a construction' similar to that previously described, except that theends 4: areof a greater width thanthe ends 4 ofthe tiel. Also the head 13 and the flangeld of the clamp 12 are of a width corresponding with the width of the head 4" and the flange 6. In other respects, as stated, the device is similar, but it will be noted that the added width of the flange and head permits of the joining of the meeting ends of two rails upon the tie. Furthermore, if desired, the walls of the flanges of the tie as well as the walls of the flanges of the clamp may be curved, so that the tie may be effectively employed upon the curves in a rail.

7 From the above description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the simplicity of the. device,as well as the advantages thereof' will, it is thought, be perfectly apparent to those skilled in the art to which such invention appertains without further detailed description.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim'is:

1. In a metal tie, a body member having a central longitudinal rib upon its underface, the ends of the tie being formed with rail engaging flanges, the top of the tie'having a longitudinally extending channel, the central portion of which being widened and having its opposite walls parallel and Verticallystraight, the reducedend extensions of the channel having their walls beveled, clamps,said clamps each including a body having a head portion provided with a rail engaging flange, the underface of each of the bodies being formed with longitudinally extending dovestailed ribs adapted to, engage with, the angular walls of the end portions of the channel, a holding blockincluding a head and having its underface provided with a central flange adapted to be received within the central portion ofthe channel and to contactjwith the sidewalls thereof and with the opposite endsof the clamps,

transversely arranged securing means for retaining the holding blockwithin the channel of the tie, and wedge members between the ends of the holding bloclrand the end of the clamps.

2. A'metal tie having'its 'underface provided witha central longitudinally extending frib, its ends widened'to provide rail seats and having rail engagingflanges which overlie the seats, the 'face of thetie between the seats being channeled longitudinally,

the central portion of, the channel being widened and having vertically straight walls, whlle the reduced end portions of the dove-tailed" recesses, the rail engaging flanges, having longitudinally extending pins, therail seats having vertically projecting studs, rail clamps, said clamps having body portions of a widthcorresponding withthat of the tie and head portions of a. width corresponding with that of the channels have angular side walls, providing widened ends of the tie and ofithe rail engaging flanges thereof, said heads having their ends cut to provide'rail engaging flanges, the body having its underface formed with a centrally arranged dove-tailed rib which is adapted to be received within one of the end recesses of the channel of the tie, a holding block, said block. including a head and a central flange, the opposite walls of which being verticallystraight and adapted to be received Within the central portion of the In testimony whereof I afiix my signature channel, means passing transversely through in presence of two Witnesses. the tie and flange for securing the holding block to the tie and its ends in contact With SARPALA MARTIN the ends of the clamps, and Wedge members Witnesses:

between the ends of the holding block and A. W. JURMA,

the ends of the clamps. JACOB P. NIEMI.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner of Patents Washington, D. G. 

